Children who are most in need of help get scant attention |
Petula Dvorak's high, formal diction produces a call-to-action tone that helps her argument appeal to pathos.
Petula uses high, formal diction with phrases like "routinely ignore" and "vulnerable and underprivileged" that draw the reader in to her column. Her word choice shows that she is passionate about the topic. It makes the reader feel they should be passionate as well.
Her word choice is very poignant in that it calls the reader to action and accuses the way society is acting toward child welfare cases. This tone is carried on throughout the entire piece. Petula states, "we need to raise our voices" and questions, "why isn't there outrage or 'Today Show' segments?" This tone points out the flaws in how we react and insists that we change.
Petula also uses real stories of abused, neglected, and missing children to appeal to logos and pathos. These stories not only make the reader feel morose, but they strengthen Petula's argument. These stories aren't in the news. And if they were, they wouldn't stay long, These stories show just how invisible these children are. And they effectively prove Petula's point.
Petula uses high, formal diction with phrases like "routinely ignore" and "vulnerable and underprivileged" that draw the reader in to her column. Her word choice shows that she is passionate about the topic. It makes the reader feel they should be passionate as well.
Her word choice is very poignant in that it calls the reader to action and accuses the way society is acting toward child welfare cases. This tone is carried on throughout the entire piece. Petula states, "we need to raise our voices" and questions, "why isn't there outrage or 'Today Show' segments?" This tone points out the flaws in how we react and insists that we change.
Petula also uses real stories of abused, neglected, and missing children to appeal to logos and pathos. These stories not only make the reader feel morose, but they strengthen Petula's argument. These stories aren't in the news. And if they were, they wouldn't stay long, These stories show just how invisible these children are. And they effectively prove Petula's point.